Miss Grant has made more information available in one book than we have ever had before. Teachers organizations would do well to consider the use of Miss Grants Technical Manual as an official textbook. mdash; Dance MagazineTeacher recommended; Gail Grants Technical Manual has long been one of the most popular and effective ballet reference guides. Completely revised and updated; this third edition is virtually a new work and should be owned by every student; dance teacher; choreographer; and ballet enthusiast mdash; even those who purchased the second edition. Extensive revision; expansion; and the inclusion of more than 300 new terms have added immeasurably to the value of this concise; definitive manual.Moving from "abstract ballet" and "adage; adagio" to "working leg" and "wrapped position;" the book fully describes and defines over 1;100 ballet steps (saul de chat; jeteacute; enveloppeacute;; failli; entrechat six; etc.); movements and poses (arabesque; eacute;paulement; attitude; en arriegrave;re; retireacute;; agrave; terre; deacute;gageacute;; etc.); and other expressions and concepts. For each; first a phonetic transcription is provided; then a literal translation; and finally an explanation of how the step is performed; the pose captured; or the movement executed; of how the concept fits in with actual ballet dancing; or of the purpose or function of the idea. A pronunciation guide; cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions that vary from the Russian to the French or Italian schools; and a bibliography are all invaluable aids.But the most important supplement is the 15-page pictorial section; drawn by the author; who is both a successful ballet teacher and dancer. Keyed to the dictionary (and vice-versa); these diagrams show clearly the exact foot; leg; arm; and body positions for the proper execution of many of the more common ballet steps and movements. This essential and easy reference is a must for every teacher; aspiring dancer; and ballet class.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. 1907 95 p typewritten version of larger old Dover book - zero starsBy CustomerZero Stars. Not sent the book advertised - What came was a typewritten 95 page version of the 224p dover book from another publisher. All illustrations had been removed; though references were still in the text. This is a fraudulent advertisement.And even if you get the real book; this is a 1907 book; NOT a 1975 book as listed. So unless you want to know how to tune a 19th century piano in the methods of the time; this book is worthless.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Some things never changeBy Hunter CrainshawI have been a professional piano technician for 25 years. I enjoyed reading this book; written about 1907. I am doing some research for a novel that Im writing that includes a character who becomes a piano technician around 1935-40; and wanted to read what information he might have had access to while learning his new trade. Interestingly enough; things havent changed a great deal in the last 100 years; since pianos designs have not radically changed. Our tuning methods have changed; of course (because of electronic tuning devices) and some names of parts have changed; but many things have remained the same. It was an interesting (and occasionally amusing) book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A free book that is unbelievably technicalBy Id rather be flyingI downloaded this free book from with the expectation that it would offer some practical methods for do-it-yourself piano tuning. The title; "A simple and accurate method for amateurs;" led me to believe it would touch on the way use the tuning mutes and other equipment. I did not expect to encounter page after page of lists of frequencies of the various notes of a piano and endless discourse on the "theories" of tuning. But thats what I got. Maybe the original edition (not the Kindle edition) is more helpful; since the kindle edition has stripped the book of all illustrations. I would suggest the book called "Piano repairing and tuning" (I THINK thats the name). That one allowed me to tweak my baby grand between professional tunings and was much more helpful.